Irish Whiskey

A strong case can be made for the belief that whiskey was invented in Ireland, something the Scots don’t necessarily agree with, whether the claim is true or not it does seem certain that at one time Ireland enjoyed a larger share of the global whisky industry than Scotland. For a variety of reasons - from plain bad luck to straight-forward bad management - the Irish whiskey industry lost its grip on the global market and went into decline for most of the 20th century.

The vast majority of Irish whiskey is now distilled at three distilleries - Midleton, Bushmills and Cooley. Cooley also own the Kilbeggan Distillery which recently began production again after years operating only as a whiskey museum. Until 2012 Cooley were the only independent, Irish owned, distillery of any size but having recently been acquired by Beam Global all the major Irish producers are now foreign owned.

Irish whiskey is famous for its often smoother, mellower, style - preferred by fans of a sweeter, softer whiskey. The Cooley brands have won over many followers with their excellent single malt and blended whiskeys, full of character and flavour. Furthermore recent offerings from Redbreast show that there is a lot more to Irish whiskey than the dominant Jameson and Bushmill blends.

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Irish WhiskeyUser reviews

The Dead Rabbit Irish Whiskey: Love it or hate it

Awhile back I was contacted by a marketing specialist, or "communications expert" named Pam, who asked if I would be interested in sampling and reviewing The Dead Rabbit, a new blended Irish Whiskey. Free…

Score 84/100

Redbreast 12 Year Old: A welcome retreat

Redbreast 12 has always been a christmas favourite of mine - £40 in the sales in the UK ... i just wish the cask strength was as reasonably priced here as in the US (£80-90 here ) NoseDark fruits with …

Score 87/100

Bushmills SMWS 51.12 Pastries and sweet treats: Irish Boxing Day

This special treat happens to be the very first Bushmills bottled by the Scotch Malt Whisky Society exclusively for the Canadian marketplace (it's not even on the SMWS UK site). Distilled on May 22 2002,…

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